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. >> president obama is going to send to could think congress a $3.7 trillion budget it calls for massive cuts through the next decade but wo taxes would jump for some and college grants would drop. john hendron has details from washington. >> the white house says beware, hidden in the $3.7 trillion budget is pain. >> the only way we can make these investments in our future is if our government lives within the means. >> what kind of things, college grants. hundred million dollars in cuts to that program. for those earning more than $200,000 a year, your taxes would go up. the president would eliminate some of the bush tax cuts extended at the end of 2010 and limit tax deductions on home mortgages and community block grants that help fund low income housing would be cut by $300 million. states would lose grant money for airports and water treatment plants. the president would cut $2.5 billion in home heating assistance for the poor. >> the budget includes new spending, investments and research and development, transportation and education highlighted at a school outside baltimore. >> thes
. >> president obama is going to send to could think congress a $3.7 trillion budget it calls for massive cuts through the next decade but wo taxes would jump for some and college grants would drop. john hendron has details from washington. >> the white house says beware, hidden in the $3.7 trillion budget is pain. >> the only way we can make these investments in our future is if our government lives within the means. >> what kind of things, college grants. hundred...
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today president obama spoke briefly about the events in egypt. he says they are making progress toward a path out of their political crisis. he would not comment on the talks between egypt's vice president and opposition groups which occurred on sunday. >>> authorities are trying to piece together the chain of events in a frightening home invasion robbery near gilroy this morning. three men broke into his house and tied him up. the man told investigators they got a combination to his safe where they took a number of guns and also stole his pickup truck. >> we are trying to ascertain more information regarding the victim's relationship with them and from there we'll see more. >> they found the truck in the santa cruz mountains. homeowner gave authorities a vague description of two of the suspects saying they were in late 20s with slim builds. >> pg&e is investigating an explosion at a east bay mud facility in walnut creek. it happened this morning at a water pumping station near putnam boulevard. you can see the fire is smoldering of the transform
today president obama spoke briefly about the events in egypt. he says they are making progress toward a path out of their political crisis. he would not comment on the talks between egypt's vice president and opposition groups which occurred on sunday. >>> authorities are trying to piece together the chain of events in a frightening home invasion robbery near gilroy this morning. three men broke into his house and tied him up. the man told investigators they got a combination to his...
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good news on president obama's health. the first lady michelle obama says her husband has quit smoking and has not picked up a cigarette for nearly a year. she's proud of him. president has struggled with nicotine addiction. he knowledged in 2009 he still sneaks an occasional puff. >> up next an image of the sun like you'vevevevevevevevevevevee >> today at 3:00 on 7 live, catholic confession. plus a new old spice guide. then on abc 7 news at 5:00, just as effective treating one form of breast cancer with more intrusive surgery. why mark zuckerberg has been forced to get a restraining order against somebody. >> finally a new look at the sun in 3-d. the new image allows them to see the whole sun at the same time. they say it shows the sun's true form, a sphere of hot plasma and woven magnetic fields. >> the new images will make it possible to learn more about the sun's cycles, solar physics and space weather forecasting. >> it should help airlines, power companies and satellite operators deal with effects of solar issues. >>
good news on president obama's health. the first lady michelle obama says her husband has quit smoking and has not picked up a cigarette for nearly a year. she's proud of him. president has struggled with nicotine addiction. he knowledged in 2009 he still sneaks an occasional puff. >> up next an image of the sun like you'vevevevevevevevevevevee >> today at 3:00 on 7 live, catholic confession. plus a new old spice guide. then on abc 7 news at 5:00, just as effective treating one form...
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president obama was briefed on the fbi's plans before they moved in to arrest him, and pierre thomas set out to learn more about the saudi arabian and his plans today. pierre? >> reporter: diane, the sources i've been talking to on the phone all day say this case is scary. exactly what they are worried about. one official said the suspect is, quote, the real deal. a bona fide threat. >> reporter: the fbi says the evidence is clear. this man, khalid aldawsari, a chemical engineering student from saudi arabia, was planning a murderous campaign. >> this guy appears to be very serious. >> reporter: the potential targets? president george w. bush's dallas home, referred to as the tyrant's house. streets in new york for possible car bombs. nuclear power plants. dams in california and colorado. backpack bombs for a dallas nightclub. and even, the fbi says, studied how to turn dolls into bombs. in his apartment, the fbi said it discovered a bomb-making factory. a hazmat suit, lab equipment, wires, clocks and chemicals used in explosive production. much of it bought online at amazon.com. he's
president obama was briefed on the fbi's plans before they moved in to arrest him, and pierre thomas set out to learn more about the saudi arabian and his plans today. pierre? >> reporter: diane, the sources i've been talking to on the phone all day say this case is scary. exactly what they are worried about. one official said the suspect is, quote, the real deal. a bona fide threat. >> reporter: the fbi says the evidence is clear. this man, khalid aldawsari, a chemical engineering...
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president obama spoke out about the tense situation in libya. for the first time yesterday, he strongly condemned the violence and said america was prepared to act. >> it's not simply a concern of the united states. the entire world is watching. and we will use our assistance with accountability measures with the international community. >> we'll get more from jake tapper. there was a security council meeting yesterday. jake, what kinds of actions is the white house considering right now? >> reporter: right now, you can expect to see the administration work closely with the international community. multilateral sanctions through the united nations possible. there's an effort to kick libya off the human rights council. the u.s. will support that. president obama, in those remarks, george did not mention gadhafi by name. after watching gadhafi's unhinged, rambling speech the other night, officials became very concerned this is a guy who might, in the words of one official, burn the house down with him. so, they are carefully calibrating the presid
president obama spoke out about the tense situation in libya. for the first time yesterday, he strongly condemned the violence and said america was prepared to act. >> it's not simply a concern of the united states. the entire world is watching. and we will use our assistance with accountability measures with the international community. >> we'll get more from jake tapper. there was a security council meeting yesterday. jake, what kinds of actions is the white house considering...
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. >> reporter: but in his 2012 budget, president obama proposes eliminating pell grants for summer classes as well as charging more for graduate student loans. that would save the budget $89 million over 10 years. bad news for dash. >> if pell grants weren't available to me, i'd probably be taking out student loans right now and be incurring some debt. >> reporter: that's one of the tough choices president obama says his budget makes. >> if we're going to walk the walk when it comes to fiscal discipline, these kind of cuts will be negligence. >> reporter: another painful cut, $2.5 billion from a program providing home heating assistance for the poor. there are currently a record 8.9 million households seeking that assistance, a number that has gone up for the past three years. >> we need that. we can't -- we got no income as it is, so i hope they don't cut it. we need that. >> reporter: states would lose grant money for airports, water treatment plants and other infrastructure. cities and counties would lose funding for low-income housing and anti-poverty programs, and then there are the p
. >> reporter: but in his 2012 budget, president obama proposes eliminating pell grants for summer classes as well as charging more for graduate student loans. that would save the budget $89 million over 10 years. bad news for dash. >> if pell grants weren't available to me, i'd probably be taking out student loans right now and be incurring some debt. >> reporter: that's one of the tough choices president obama says his budget makes. >> if we're going to walk the walk...
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president obama weighs in on the future of a country in revolt. >>> former defense secretary donald rumsfeld breaks his silence in an exclusive interview with diane sawyer about his decisions to go to war and what brought him to tears. >> so, is that your favorite ad, or was it this one? ♪ >> from the babies to bud light, justin bieber to eminem. the super bowl commercials that kept everyone glued to their sets. >>> good morning, everyone. george and i both picked the steelers, but the packers were guaranteed. >> we knew they were underdogs. >> oh, we're having crow for breakfast. down to the wire, the packers holding on to win their fourth super bowl over the steelers. they also won nine nfl championships prior to all of that the vince lombardi is going back to green bay. and in just a minute, we'll talk to the winners. >> plus, some of those fans. >>> and a dramatic close call from an american airlines jumbo jet and two military planes here in new york. and it was a very, very close call, only about 200 yards apart. and whistle-blowers come forward with very serious charges. that is just
president obama weighs in on the future of a country in revolt. >>> former defense secretary donald rumsfeld breaks his silence in an exclusive interview with diane sawyer about his decisions to go to war and what brought him to tears. >> so, is that your favorite ad, or was it this one? ♪ >> from the babies to bud light, justin bieber to eminem. the super bowl commercials that kept everyone glued to their sets. >>> good morning, everyone. george and i both...
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do you think president obama should be more explicitly? >> i don't like to tell if president what i think he should do. george, i don't have all of the information that the president has. i just believe from the experience i've had with the egyptians, i've known president mubarak. i've been to egypt many times. and the time has come for him to arrange for a transition that has the army, pro-democracy elements and others in a transition government, so we can have a free and fair and open election. the best opportunity for a pro-democracy government and not a radical, islamic government, is an open, transparent process. this virus spreading through the middle east, it proves the universeality of un yeau universality, proves the human yearnings. and probably the only place you won't see the demonstrations is iraq. >> good point. i want to get to those -- the region in a second. first, on president mubarak. as you say, you know him well. he seems to be digging in right now. if that continues, should the united states suspend its aid to egypt?
do you think president obama should be more explicitly? >> i don't like to tell if president what i think he should do. george, i don't have all of the information that the president has. i just believe from the experience i've had with the egyptians, i've known president mubarak. i've been to egypt many times. and the time has come for him to arrange for a transition that has the army, pro-democracy elements and others in a transition government, so we can have a free and fair and open...
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he did, however, say, that obama is a very good man. yet, mubarak told me that he told president obama, you don't understand the egyptian culture. you don't understand what would happen if i retired today. his son, gamal, who many believed would succeed him, was in the room with us. but president mubarak told me something remarkable. he said, he never intended to run for another term. and he said, he never planned for his son to run, either. after he leaves office, i asked, where would he go, what would he do? he told me, this is my home. that he has no plans to flee egypt. i will die on egyptian soil, he said. i also asked him if he had ordered his supporters to attack the protesters in the square. he told me know. later, i asked the same question to his newly appointed vice president. i was just talking to president mubarak. and he told me that he did not like what he saw on the streets. >> it's a bad thing. and we never have this before. >> reporter: if they don't leave, which they say they won't until president mubarak leaves, what
he did, however, say, that obama is a very good man. yet, mubarak told me that he told president obama, you don't understand the egyptian culture. you don't understand what would happen if i retired today. his son, gamal, who many believed would succeed him, was in the room with us. but president mubarak told me something remarkable. he said, he never intended to run for another term. and he said, he never planned for his son to run, either. after he leaves office, i asked, where would he go,...
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thinking on taking on president obama. he's parlayed his strong showing in the 2008 republican primaries into a new career of writing, speaking, radio and television. on top of the gop field right now, the former governor of arkansas, mike huckabee, whose new book comes out tomorrow. i want to put our new poll out there. it shows you on the top. 21% with sarah palin, mitt romney, all bunched out. you've got the book out which could form the core of a campaign platform. you're the most ambivalent front-runner, i can't figure it out why. >> george, i don't have to tell you what it's like to go through this whole grinder. i think that i've done it before gives me a sense of gravity towards the process. but it also gives me an understanding that it's not always smart to be the first guy out of the corral out there in the arena riding around on your pony yourself. >> how much is your calculation that president obama is going to be tough to beat? >> i think he is tough to beat. all this talk, that he's a one-term president. peop
thinking on taking on president obama. he's parlayed his strong showing in the 2008 republican primaries into a new career of writing, speaking, radio and television. on top of the gop field right now, the former governor of arkansas, mike huckabee, whose new book comes out tomorrow. i want to put our new poll out there. it shows you on the top. 21% with sarah palin, mitt romney, all bunched out. you've got the book out which could form the core of a campaign platform. you're the most...
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obama weighed in. the first lady weighed in on the pervasive parental anxiety about social net working, making it plain on the "today" show that her daughters wouldn't be hitting the facebook frontier any time soon. >> i'm not a big fan of young kids having facebook. so, it's not something they need. >> reporter: of course, malia is only 12. technically, kids need to be 13 to have social networking accounts. >> the great thing about the first lady's comments was it was very clear that she understood that preteens should not be using facebook. >> reporter: a recent pew survey found that 93% of teens between 12 and 17 are online. and 73% do use social networking sites like facebook. but a lot of parents worry that 13, even 14, is too young. an abc news poll last year, found most parents think 15 an appropriate age. but a sizable minority, 43%, say social networking sites aren't appropriate at all for kids under 18. carrie lee is one of those parents. she's told her 16-year-old daughter no for years. >> s
obama weighed in. the first lady weighed in on the pervasive parental anxiety about social net working, making it plain on the "today" show that her daughters wouldn't be hitting the facebook frontier any time soon. >> i'm not a big fan of young kids having facebook. so, it's not something they need. >> reporter: of course, malia is only 12. technically, kids need to be 13 to have social networking accounts. >> the great thing about the first lady's comments was it...
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it faces opposition in the democrat-controlled senate and a threatened veto by president obama. >>> and in an update from an earlier story this morning, thousands of celebrating demonstrators of bahrain have moved into the main square of the capital city there. the military that had sealed off pearl square was ordered to withdraw. the demonstrators marched back in. >>> the u.n. security council has condemned a decision by israel to continue with israeli settlements in occupied territories. israel says it appreciates the decision. while the palestinians say the veto only encourages israeli intransigent. >>> do you know where the whoopie pie originated? a burning issue. a battle between maine and pennsylvania. a rally is planned today in pennsylvania to demand recognition that pennsylvania is the birthplace of the whoopie pie. >> i would demonstrate for that. >> isn't there enough whoppie pie to go around? >> you would think so. >>> let's get jackie's opinion on this and the weather. >> all right. let's look at some of the best weather across the continental u.s. it's in the southeast. a
it faces opposition in the democrat-controlled senate and a threatened veto by president obama. >>> and in an update from an earlier story this morning, thousands of celebrating demonstrators of bahrain have moved into the main square of the capital city there. the military that had sealed off pearl square was ordered to withdraw. the demonstrators marched back in. >>> the u.n. security council has condemned a decision by israel to continue with israeli settlements in occupied...
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president obama went into the belly of the beast yesterday. it's all part of the white house's effort to reach out to the business community to create jobs and economic growth. it was a short walk from the white house to the u.s. chamber of commerce. but president obama's message could go a long way toward mending strained relations between his administration and the business community. >> we can and we must work together. >> reporter: the idea of mr. obama delivering a speech to the chamber seemed unthinkable just a few months ago. the white house and the chamber sparred throughout the fall, with the president accusing the chamber of funneling foreign money into american elections. >> are you going to let special interests from wall street and washington and maybe places beyond our shores come to this state? and tell us who our senators should be? >> reporter: chamber president tom donahue has been a frequent vocal critic of the white house on health care and financial reform. the president was conciliatory and he acknowledged that businesses
president obama went into the belly of the beast yesterday. it's all part of the white house's effort to reach out to the business community to create jobs and economic growth. it was a short walk from the white house to the u.s. chamber of commerce. but president obama's message could go a long way toward mending strained relations between his administration and the business community. >> we can and we must work together. >> reporter: the idea of mr. obama delivering a speech to...
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even president obama kicked it up there with daughter sasha. what a celebration. that's the news at 7:14. >>> time, now, for the weather with sam. hey, sam. >> good morning, juju. it's about two inches of rain that's expected in places like philadelphia, new york city, boston, today. this is a big, heavy rainmaking system. let's get to the graphics and show you what's going on, that will also have some wind. we think when a line of storms comes through in the afternoon, it will be up to 60 miles per hour of winds. this is a rough time for the northeast. there's the history-making storm on the west coast. the storm of a generation. remember the arctic outbreak on the eastern coast? this is the arctic outbreak on the west coast. it could bring snow as close to that famed hollywood sign probably by sunday morning. it would be unusual. we'll talk about that throughout the morning. >>> we now have an exclusive brian ross investigation he first reported here on "gma." how rental car companies may be putting lives at risk by refusing to fix recalled cars in their fleets.
even president obama kicked it up there with daughter sasha. what a celebration. that's the news at 7:14. >>> time, now, for the weather with sam. hey, sam. >> good morning, juju. it's about two inches of rain that's expected in places like philadelphia, new york city, boston, today. this is a big, heavy rainmaking system. let's get to the graphics and show you what's going on, that will also have some wind. we think when a line of storms comes through in the afternoon, it will...
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the topic, president obama's proposed budget. here's how it all went down. >> if we're going to walk the walk when it comes to fiscal discipline, these kinds of cuts will be necessary. >> this is not an i got the message budget. it's unserious and irresponsible. >> if i run and if i win, this country will be respected again. >> oh, yeah, you'd really class up washington. [ laughter ] >> we wish the opposition and the brave people in the streets across cities in iran, you know, the same opportunity that they saw their egyptian counterparts see in the last week. >> lara was covering the celebrations in cairo last friday when she was surrounded by a mob, sexually assaulted and beaten. >> the protesters are starting to move out toward the military and they are -- whoa. no, no, no, no! hang on! journalist! journalist! journalist! >> he said, if you tell anybody, i'll kill you. you know, i will make sure that no one believes you. >> somebody now has come behind him and maybe walk over his spit. >> we had a very -- very -- let's go -- l
the topic, president obama's proposed budget. here's how it all went down. >> if we're going to walk the walk when it comes to fiscal discipline, these kinds of cuts will be necessary. >> this is not an i got the message budget. it's unserious and irresponsible. >> if i run and if i win, this country will be respected again. >> oh, yeah, you'd really class up washington. [ laughter ] >> we wish the opposition and the brave people in the streets across cities in...
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. >>> and president obama travels to cleveland today. he's planning to address business owners and students to share his latest outlook on unemployment. >>> and finally this half hour, businesses use mascots in front of their stores to get attention but one houston, texas, mascot got a little too much attention. >> this poor guy. he was just doing his job when somebody crept up behind him and tackled him in the mascot outfit. ktrk has more about this attack that was really no laughing matter. >> have a cold? no, thanks i've already got one. >> reporter: brody uses a little comedy to entice visitors in this furniture store on weekends. it wasn't too funny when he was attacked during his shift saturday. >> felt like a truck hit me. >> reporter: he was working from 2 to 5 saturday in front of this furniture store on i-45. >> people driving by, just stopping by, want to see what the bird's about and whatnot. >> reporter: right as his shift was ending, someone attacked him from behind, sending him and his furry costume tumbling to the ground.
. >>> and president obama travels to cleveland today. he's planning to address business owners and students to share his latest outlook on unemployment. >>> and finally this half hour, businesses use mascots in front of their stores to get attention but one houston, texas, mascot got a little too much attention. >> this poor guy. he was just doing his job when somebody crept up behind him and tackled him in the mascot outfit. ktrk has more about this attack that was...